Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tekamah, Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE)

Lat: 41.77°NLon: 96.18°WElev: 1027ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	29.84 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Jul 6:54 am CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Tekamah NE

Today
High: 79 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 65 °F
Clear then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 83 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north northwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.